One common excuse people give for rooting their android devices is to block annoying ads from popping up on their devices. This indeed is a compelling reason as mobile ads, at best, can be; intrusive and distractive ruinously expensive as it burdens device hardware resources and also drain internet data. Popular ad blocking apps like…

I am sure some geeks will be laughing their heads off, rolling on the floor by now. Pick yourself up! This write up is dedicated to my wife, she who can not uninstall an app from an android phone. We all have to start from somewhere, you know. The video below shows two ways of…

Fancy having your own US mobile number to receive and make calls with, even here within Nigeria? Or to send and receive SMS with? NextPlus is a mobile phone service that provides unique virtual 10-digit mobile phone numbers with every android (and iOS) app install, thanks to its partnership with Level 3. Calls and texts…

Security experts have always warned that files deleted from your Computer can still be recovered. This could either be a good thing or otherwise. If you have files on your computer that you really, really do not want anyone to see, merely deleting them is not good enough. But for me, it was a good…

Got a pair of Dr. Dre Beats headphones that got broken after only a few weeks of use. While the quality of the speakers are well above average, the plastic band and particularly the hinges seems quite cheap. Mine snapped right at the hinges. These headphones are not cheap, so having it breakup can be…

The most unexpected award, an award like no other. The text of the award certificate read; Congratulations Wale! You did it! You've made it to the Top 5% of readers in Pocket. This year, you read so many words in Pocket that you nearly outread everyone else. Give yourself a pat on the back! Wale…

A couple of weeks ago, i decided to upgrade my Windows OS from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1. Ordinarily, it does not sound like a big deal but it was. Firstly, you will have to initiate the upgrade from within the Windows store. Perhaps due to the large number of early adopters it was almost…

Normally, once you have more than one user account on your PC, Windows no longer take you to your desktop directly when you boot up. Instead, you are stopped at a login screen where you are made to select and click on the account you wish to log into. This can be a pain at…

You hit the power on button on your PC, wait for minutes for the Microsoft boot up logo to even appear, before finally hitting your desktop. In all, it took you about 10 minutes. Sounds familiar to anyone? It is a fact that about everyone at sometime would have had this hair-pulling experience of slow…

I stumbled on this information in the book "Twitter for Dummies" and I thought I should share. Apparently, Twitter has a trove of commands and shortcuts to make your experiences on this social media platform more pleasurable. The shorthand codes work within the Twitter interface (Web or Mobile) or over text messaging. These commands are…

If you have not heard of a Virtual Machine or VirtualBox before now, i strongly suggest you go to this link and this link too to read more about it before you proceed with this article. One of the major problems users of Virtual Machines face is how to expand the hard disk of their…

Blocked sinuses are no fun, especially when the problem frequently requires taking a pill. Comment below points to a clever acupressure method that can solve the problem in just 20 seconds: Push your tongue against the top of your mouth and place a finger between your eyebrows and apply pressure. Hold it for about 20…